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{{Infobox album
| name       = Memory and Humanity
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Funeral for a Friend]]
| cover      = Ffaf m&h packshot.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 13 October 2008
| recorded   = February–July 2008
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Post-hardcore]], [[alternative rock]]
| length     = 44:21
| label      = Join Us ([[United Kingdom|U.K.]])<br />[[Victory Records|Victory]] ([[Canada]], [[United States|U.S.]])<br />[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]] (Worldwide)
| producer   = Romesh Dodangoda
| prev_title = [[Tales Don't Tell Themselves]]
| prev_year  = 2007
| next_title = [[Your History Is Mine: 2002–2009]]
| next_year  = 2009
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Memory and Humanity
 | type        = album
 | single1     = [[Waterfront Dance Club|Waterfront Dance Club / Beneath the Burning Tree]]
 | single1date = 14 July 2008
 | single2     = [[Kicking and Screaming (song)|Kicking and Screaming]]
 | single2date = 29 September 2008
 | single3     = Rules and Games
 | single3date = 23 March 2009
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}
|rev2 = [[NME]]
|rev2score = {{Rating|6|10}}
|rev3 = [[Q (magazine)|Q]]
|rev3score = {{Rating|2|5}}
|rev4 = ''[[Rock Sound]]''
|rev4score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/2130/Funeral-For-A-Friend---Memory-And-Humanity.html |accessdate=October 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221123503/http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/2130/Funeral-For-A-Friend---Memory-And-Humanity.html |archivedate=December 21, 2008 }}</ref>
|rev5      = [[Exclaim.ca]]
|rev5Score = (Mixed)<ref name="Synyard">{{cite web|url = http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/PopAndRock/funeral_for_friend-memory_humanity | title = Funeral for a Friend - Memory and Humanity • Pop & Rock Reviews • exclaim.ca | author = Dave Synyard | publisher = [[Exclaim.ca]] | date = March 2009 | accessdate = 2 August 2012 | quote = }}</ref>
|rev6 = Sputnikmusic
|rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?reviewid=27565|title=Funeral For A Friend - Memory and Humanity (staff review)|publisher=Sputnikmusic}}</ref>
}}
'''''Memory and Humanity''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] by Welsh [[post-hardcore]] band [[Funeral for a Friend]], released on 13 October 2008. The album was released through the band's own record label Join Us Records in the UK, [[Victory Records]] in the US and Canada, and [[Roadrunner Records]] in the rest of the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=FFAF Use Multiple Record Labels |url=http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/1816/FFAF-Use-Multiple-Record-Labels.html |publisher=Rock Sound |accessdate=2008-08-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917033728/http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/1816/FFAF-Use-Multiple-Record-Labels.html |archivedate=2008-09-17 }}</ref>

On 26 January 2008, drummer Ryan Richards made an announcement on the band's forum, stating that FFAF were to spend the first few months of the year recording, with a view to releasing a four or five track EP in March or April 2008. After writing more material than originally planned, the band decided to release a full-length album instead, expected out in September. Ryan also announced that the new album would contain harsh/screaming vocals, riffs and would be closer to ''Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation'' than any of their other albums, although it would still be significantly different and more technical, saying that they want to move forward, and never back to any old style.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}}

The first single from the album, "Waterfront Dance Club", was released on 14 July 2008, in the [[7"]] format as a [[double A-side]] along with the track "Beneath the Burning Tree", whilst the song "Waterfront Dance Club" was released as a free download on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ffaf.co.uk/ |title=FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND - Official Website<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2020-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907185732/http://ffaf.co.uk/ |archive-date=2008-09-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 9 August 2008, the video for the second single from the album, "[[Kicking and Screaming (song)|Kicking and Screaming]]", appeared on the band's MySpace page.<ref>{{cite web |title= Funeral For A Friend Post New Video |url= http://www.rocksound.tv/articles/1775/Funeral-For-A-Friend-Post-New-Video.html |publisher= Rock Sound |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080823112151/http://www.rocksound.tv/articles/1775/Funeral-For-A-Friend-Post-New-Video.html |archivedate= 2008-08-23 }}</ref>

The album was released on 13 October 2008 and reached #17 in the UK album charts selling 10,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Radio 1 Chart Show |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums.shtml |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2008-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120525080816/www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/albums.shtml |archivedate=May 25, 2012 }}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| title1 = Rules and Games
| length1 = 2:48
| title2 = To Die Like [[Mouchette]]
| length2 = 3:20
| title3 = [[Kicking and Screaming (song)|Kicking and Screaming]]
| length3 = 3:23
| title4 = Constant Illuminations
| length4 = 2:56
| title5 = Maybe I Am?
| length5 = 3:36
| title6 = You Can't See the Forest for the Wolves
| length6 = 3:22
| title7 = Building
| length7 = 2:38
| title8 = [[Waterfront Dance Club|Beneath the Burning Tree]]
| length8 = 3:34
| title9 = Someday the Fire...
| length9 = 3:13
| title10 = [[Waterfront Dance Club]]
| length10 = 4:22
| title11 = Charlie Don't Surf
| length11 = 3:44
| title12 = Ghosts
| length12 = 3:00
| title13 = Constant Resurrections
| length13 = 4:25
|total_length = 44:21
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus tracks
| title14 = Join Us
| length14 = 3:48
| title15 = Faster
| length15 = 3:49
}}

== Personnel ==
Funeral for a Friend:
*Kris Coombs-Roberts – [[guitar]]
*Gareth Ellis-Davies  – [[bass guitar]], backing vocals
*Matthew Davies-Kreye – [[Singing|vocals]], guitar (tracks 11), [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]] (tracks 1, 3, 9 and 13)
*Ryan Richards – [[drum kit|drums]], unclean vocals, keyboards (tracks 12), guitar (tracks 13)
*Darran Smith – guitar
*Romesh Dodangoda - [[Record producer|producer]], engineer, mixing, backing vocals (tracks 1 and 9)
*Matthew Evans - backing vocals (track 1)
*Lee Gaze, Mike Lewis, Stuart Richardson and Ilan Rubin of [[Lostprophets]] - backing vocals (track 9)
*Rob Thomas - assistant engineer
*Ted Jensen - mastering
*Memory and Humanity was recorded at Long Wave Studios in Cardiff, Wales

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Memory and Humanity''
! scope="col"| Chart (2008)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=110}}</ref>
| 68
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|71|artist=Funeral for a Friend|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|20|date=20081019|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|17|date=20081019|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UKIndependent|2|date=20081019|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UKRock|1|date=20081019|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|44|artist=Funeral for a Friend|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|6|artist=Funeral for a Friend|rowheader=true|access-date=24 August 2022}}
|}

==References==
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